Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey!

Chapter 1596: Chapter 367: Why Not Let Her Be a Concubine_2

When he was weak, he would do everything possible to please his superiors, like Liu Futong and once Han Shantong. Whether it was performing dangerous tasks or anything else, as long as he could gain his superior’s approval, he would do it even at the risk of dying, because he wanted to climb up.

And that is why he was willing to risk his life, infiltrating the court to act as an undercover agent in those years.

Everyone knows that the end for undercover agents is never good, but he, Du Zundao, was willing to fight.

Because only by fighting can one have a future. It also relates to his upbringing; his parents passed away when he was young, and he was fostered in his brother and sister-in-law’s home, where they treated him with great hardship, always beating and scolding him. This made young Du Zundao suffer great disdain in the Mortal World and taught him to observe expressions and climb up.

Later he discovered his brother was a minion of the local landlord. Whatever the landlord said, he obeyed. Du Zundao then cozied up to the landlord’s youngest son, letting him speak ill of his brother by the landlord’s side.

Thus, every time his brother punished him, he would report it, and the landlord would discipline his brother.

Later, the landlord hired a martial master to teach his son martial arts. The landlord’s son couldn’t endure hardship, so Du Zundao took his son along to learn from the martial master, and over time the martial master grew fond of the diligent Du Zundao.

Later still, the landlord found out that the martial master was teaching his son and his son learned nothing, so he changed to another martial master, and Du Zundao immediately abandoned the original master to learn from the more capable new master.

And later he became a martial master, his status elevated, and at this time, he found that his previously bullying brother and sister-in-law began to cozy up to him.

But Du Zundao hated them in his heart. Once the county sent laborious tasks, and his brother was caught. At that time, there was a rule that households with martial artists could be exempted from laborious tasks.

His brother tried to find a way to make him intervene and help, for the laborious tasks at that time equated to death as most who went never returned.

But upon learning this, he personally found the county’s head tasked with catching people, gave him Silver, insisting that his brother be taken away, even hinting that it was best if he never returned.

Thus, the brother who had always beaten and scolded him as a child was assigned laborious tasks by him and never returned for the rest of his life.

And as a counter, he took advantage of his identity as the younger uncle and the family’s only male, remarrying his malicious sister-in-law to an old, poor, abusive, and crude butcher, taking over all the family assets for himself.

Later, he heard that his sister-in-law went insane from beatings by the butcher, while his brother died crushed by giant stones when constructing city walls.

He then sold off the family assets and entered the Jianghu. After twists and turns, he joined the Zoroastrian Sect, where he rapidly abandoned old leaders for new ones, relying on betrayal and his own wisdom, daring to fight and struggle, eventually becoming one of the Zoroastrian Sect’s Four Great Dharma Kings.

There was luck in this, but also his schemes and malicious heart.

Though it is not ideal to agree with or like people with very low moral standards, this is often how society works. People with high moral standards suffer losses, while those like Du Zundao, who hate the poor and love the rich, and seek vengeance fiercely, often achieve more.

Sometimes, if you look closely, society is just competing in depravity.

Just like this, Du Zundao climbed step by step to his current position, with the chance to ascend to the Sect Hierarch. How could he not be tempted?

Descending Mountain Tiger Du Zundao, what is a Descending Mountain Tiger? It indicates that this person is cruel, domineering, and will not stop until reaching his goal.

There are only wrong names, never wrong nicknames. Descending Mountain Tiger, ominous, encounters bring misfortune.

Always remember, an Ascending Mountain Tiger eats his fill and goes back to sleep; the danger upon meeting him is minimal, it may not even be interested in you.

But upon encountering a Descending Mountain Tiger, it has been hungry for many days, so seeing you, it definitely wants to wipe you out. Therefore, ominous; encounters bring misfortune.

This is Du Zundao.

In the past, Du Zundao begged for marriage with Liu Caidie for his son. He was marrying not Liu Caidie, but the status behind her.

And now having his son marry Han Ling’er is the same, as Liu Caidie now holds no value in his eyes.

He has only one son, who must not marry such a woman. Remember, his rise within the sect was because he married the former Dharma King’s daughter, the mother of Du Xiong.

In his view, marriage can change a man’s fate, his son must move further ahead, must not fall from grace, so Liu Caidie holds no value at all.

Han Ling’er, the widow of the former Sect Hierarch, holds some value, as at least she can help him occupy moral high ground, thereby unifying the hearts of all within the Zoroastrian Sect!

Du Zundao looked at Du Xiong and said: ”Son, I have only one son like you, you must help your father, forget Caidie, that girl, she is unworthy. When we return from the Ruins, I will arrange your marriage with Ling’er.”

”Dad, the one I love is Caidie.”

”Son, you’re already seventeen, not a child anymore. You must learn to choose wisely. Remember, marriage is a life-changing decision for a man. Whether you like it or not is unimportant; what matters is how marrying her can help you. Remember, you are the son of Du Zundao, you will inherit everything from me in the future. Don’t act foolishly for the sake of a woman, understand?”

Upon hearing this, Du Xiong felt wronged; he did not want his marriage to be a transaction.

Seeing Du Xiong like this, Du Zundao sighed and said, ”Oh well, since you are my son, let’s do it like this; first, marry Han Ling’er, then I’ll let Liu Caidie be your concubine.”